Forstner Surname

70,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Forstner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forstner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1821:25,3003,355
Austria2,4621:3,459340
United States8581:422,44636,582
Hungary1321:74,3667,547
Slovenia751:33,1696,528
Canada721:511,74443,418
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Australia441:613,53943,545
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
England241:2,321,58686,519
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Israel131:658,28045,106
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Förstner (903) & Forštner (130) are calculated separately.

Forstner Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Forstner Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Forstner (Russian: Форстнер) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Förstner or Forštner. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forstner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forstner is the 70,089th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,032,523 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Forstner are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 3,182 people, or 1 in 25,300. In Germany Forstner is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 75 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Forstner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forstner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forstner last name grew 1,716 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forstner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forstner last name are 5.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forstner earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $46,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $67,287 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förstner96903/
Forštner96130/
Foerstner94293/
Forstnger941/
Pforstner940/
Fürstner88209/
Furstner8876/
Ferstner8858/
Farstner880/
Forstnerová846/
Forchtner8271/
Fürsztner821/
Forsztnerová801/
Verstner751/
Furchtner7135/

Forstner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forstner in the Russian language
Форстнерforstner-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forstner
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